Shin Hyun-hwak (Korean: 신현확; Hanja: 申鉉碻; October 29, 1920 – April 26, 2007) was Prime Minister of South Korea from December 13, 1979 to May 21, 1980,[1] representing the Democratic Republican Party.

[4] He studied at Daegu High School and graduated in law from Gyeongseong Imperial University in 1943, entering a career as a public official[3] under Japanese rule.

[3] He was elected part of the legislature of South Korea in 1973, in the Democratic Republican Party.

[5] Following the assassination of Park Chung Hee, Prime Minister Choi Kyu-hah became acting President of South Korea.

Following the coup, Choi Kyu-hah repealed a decree banning criticism of the constitution, as well as releasing dissidents from prison.